Rescued One More

mk70ss · November 26, 2022, 02:38 PM

Went in to my local pawn shop to buy some ammo…….and I see this. A stainless Charter Arms Undercover .38. Based on the serial number, most likely a late 70’s gun. The gun is in perfect shape and locks up tight. Bore is great and trigger is better than I expected. For $200, I had to take it with me.

Bill DeShivs · November 26, 2022, 03:03 PM

Those are nice little guns!

Jim567 · November 26, 2022, 03:19 PM

My wife and daughter both have one.
I was very surprised at the trigger,lock up,and accuracy .

ak-kev · November 27, 2022, 03:26 PM

Beautiful revolver sir. The research I’ve done puts the first stainless Undercovers at 1980-1981 after serial number 500,000. I believe they first appeared in the ‘81 gun digest. That is an extremely nice specimen! Congrats.

armoredman · November 27, 2022, 11:21 PM

That was back when Charter was a good buy - my first ever centerfire handgun was a Charter Off Duty. Nice find, sir, and a steal at that price!

**Mike Irwin** · November 28, 2022, 07:33 AM

I have one of the blued Undercovers. It was my first carry gun. Carried it for quite a few years before I graduated to a Smith Centennial.

Bill DeShivs · November 28, 2022, 03:04 PM

We keep a couple stashed around here.

Super Sneaky Steve · November 30, 2022, 07:53 PM

That's a great price for a great gun.

Drm50 · December 1, 2022, 10:48 AM

I had a blue one I got used. It ended up cracking through frame at barrel threads. Have no idea of round count before I got it, we shot probably 250 before it gave up the ghost.

November 26, 2022, 02:38 PM	#1
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	Rescued One More Went in to my local pawn shop to buy some ammo…….and I see this. A stainless Charter Arms Undercover .38. Based on the serial number, most likely a late 70’s gun. The gun is in perfect shape and locks up tight. Bore is great and trigger is better than I expected. For $200, I had to take it with me. __________________ Say when.....

November 26, 2022, 03:03 PM	#2
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	Those are nice little guns! __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

November 28, 2022, 07:33 AM	#6
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	I have one of the blued Undercovers. It was my first carry gun. Carried it for quite a few years before I graduated to a Smith Centennial. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

November 28, 2022, 03:04 PM	#7
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	We keep a couple stashed around here. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

November 26, 2022, 03:19 PM	#3
Jim567 Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2014 Location: NE FL Posts: 656	My wife and daughter both have one. I was very surprised at the trigger,lock up,and accuracy .

November 27, 2022, 03:26 PM	#4
ak-kev Member Join Date: March 10, 2009 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 73	Beautiful revolver sir. The research I’ve done puts the first stainless Undercovers at 1980-1981 after serial number 500,000. I believe they first appeared in the ‘81 gun digest. That is an extremely nice specimen! Congrats.

November 27, 2022, 11:21 PM	#5
armoredman Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,299	That was back when Charter was a good buy - my first ever centerfire handgun was a Charter Off Duty. Nice find, sir, and a steal at that price!

November 30, 2022, 07:53 PM	#8
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,250	That's a great price for a great gun.

December 1, 2022, 10:48 AM	#9
Drm50 Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2014 Posts: 1,380	I had a blue one I got used. It ended up cracking through frame at barrel threads. Have no idea of round count before I got it, we shot probably 250 before it gave up the ghost.